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A dying landscape that is healed against all odds, going on to thrive in astonishing ways.

Amidst the darkening backdrop of Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protect one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the Black Kite.

A woman in Hollywood cares for injured hummingbirds, experiencing personal growth as she witnesses their fragility and resilience.

It is one of humankind's greatest achievements. More than 12 billion miles away a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of deep space - the first human-made object ever to do so.

This film tells the epic, true story of explorer Henry Bates' fascinating 11 year journey through the visually stunning and bio-diverse Amazon rainforest. As a young man, Bates risks his life for science in the 1850s.

BACKYARD WILDERNESS is the story of the year that everything changed for Katie, a screen-obsessed 12-year-old who learns to see beyond the glow of her iPad to the wonders of nature in her backyard. Using cutting-edge filming techniques, this Giant Screen film reveals the hidden lives of the plants and animals that live around Katie's suburban home with stunning detail and unexpected drama, reminding us that WIFI is not the only connection that matters.

Exploring some of the most remote and spectacular places on Earth, five pioneering scientists make surprising discoveries that flip our understanding of nature on its head, and offer new hope for restoring our world.

Ocean life depends on blue whales, but mankind hunted them almost to extinction. Now they are making a comeback - but will it last?

The life and career of the renowned neurologist and author, Dr. Oliver Sacks.

On December 30, 2019, Chinese virologist George Fu Gao, director of the National Center for Disease Control in Beijing, saw a piece of information fall on his screen that would soon affect all of humanity: a lung disease of unknown origin had broken out in Wuhan, in central China. Eleven days later, on January 10, 2020, his team has already sequenced the genome of this new corona-virus and shared the results globally. For researchers at the forefront of virology, the Chinese alert is a wake-up call. The pandemic is likely, even inevitable, and they must try to catch it by creating an effective vaccine. Five teams will take the lead in this scientific race.

Passionate teenage innovators from around the globe who are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world's environmental threats.

The Lucky Specials are a cover band in a dusty town in southern Africa. Mandla (Oros Mampofu) is a miner by day and plays lead guitar for The Lucky Specials by night. He dreams of making it big in the music industry. When tragedy strikes, the band, Mandla and their friend Nkanyiso (Sivenathi Mabuya) struggle to hold everything together.

This program describes the detective work and evidence for the generally accepted causes of two of the five mass extinctions, the KT and Permian. Then follows a diatribe on the speculation that human civilization may cause the sixth mass extinction.

Oysters returning en masse to clean New York Harbor and shelter one of the world's great cities from superstorms... Ecuador saving species by enshrining the rights of nature in its constitution... Beavers bringing wild wetlands and biodiversity back to manicured Britain... Soldiers setting fires to save an iconic woodpecker... When it comes to the environment, the standard fare these days is a barrage of doom and despair. WILD HOPE brings us the kind of stories you see on the news: stories that crisscrosses the globe to spotlight the changemakers who are restoring and protecting the natural world. The people and stories in WILD HOPE reveal how saving biodiversity begins in our own backyards. There is no need-and no time-to wait for global accords. These mavericks are forging unexpected alliances, making bold interventions, and relying on local expertise to pull our planet back from the brink. Whether it's farmers planting coffee to save Mozambican rainforest, Mexican nuns and fishermen working to bring back remarkable salamanders, or trained dogs rescuing koalas from urban encroachment and raging wildfires, the series reveals how small actions have dramatic impact, how individual efforts drive community-wide results, and how local solutions add up to global change. WILD HOPE provides heroes we can rally around, actions we can share, and optimism we severely need. There is still time to secure the future of life. And if given the chance, nature will bounce back. But we must change the narrative. WILD HOPE shows us how it's done.

With the world increase in spillover diseases from animals Scientists trace outbreaks such as the Zika and Ebola viruses which have the potential to infect humans.

Explores the idea that the oceans, especially salt-marshes, sea-grasses and mangroves, can absorb more carbon than trees.

Follows the life of Satish Bhaskar, an Indian conservationist who dedicated himself to studying and protecting endangered sea turtles along India's coasts in the 1970s, and explores the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami on their habitats.

The Calling follows the year-long journey of a group of diverse medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx as they learn what it takes to become doctors in one of America's most underserved communities.

Targeting the root causes of genetic disease, doctors are transforming patients' lives.

In a series of digital short films, acclaimed science writer Ed Yong leads a journey through the microbiomes of our planet-a realm of surprising alliances between microbes and larger creatures, including ourselves.

Scientists reintroduce wild dogs to Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park to see if it helps restore balance to the entire ecosystem.

Explores the scientific progress that has been made in the fight against HIV, highlights the activism and commitment of communities that are still hard hit by the virus, and reveals how close we may be to the ending of HIV in America.

The discovery of a massive coral reef in Belize and Guatemala leads to a new chapter of understanding corals, the fish that depend on each other and the battle to save coral reefs.